Accessories & Hardware

Computers, laptops and tablets all have a variety of accessories you can use to make life easier. Learn how to use yours with ease.
A woman wearing a VR headset and uses motion controllers.
5 Things to Consider Before Buying a VR Headset
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How to Check Your VRAM
A man sitting at a desk looking at two desktop monitors.
How to Buy a Graphics Card For Your Gaming PC
Refurbished laptops stacks and ready for sale.
5 Things to Consider Before Buying a Refurbished Laptop
A close up of a gaming keyboard and mouse.
What Is a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)?
A woman looking at a gaming PC while wearing headphones. Behind her is a man doing the same.
What is VRAM?
Woman using a smartphone to connect her laptop to a mobile hotspot.
How to Connect a Hotspot to a Laptop
Ethernet cable connected to a laptop's native RJ45 port.
How to Connect an Ethernet Cable to a Laptop
Changing password on Windows 10 laptop.
How To Change Your Laptop Password
A computer processor with a performance increase printed on top.
How to Overclock a Laptop
A woman's hand using a Mac's trackpad to drag and drop files.
How to Right-Click on a Laptop
Copy-Paste key on a Keyboard
How to Copy and Paste on a Laptop
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What Is CPU Usage?
Image of a man using a headset with a microphone
How to Fix an Echoing Microphone
Tripp Lite AVR750U 750VA UPS Battery Backup
How to Size an Uninterruptible Power Supply
Motherboard being installed into computer case
How to Replace a Motherboard
Man in a grey T-Shirt printing a file from his Windows 11 laptop.
How to Fix Printer Spooler Errors in Windows 11
APC Back-UPS 600VA BE600M1
What Are the Types of Uninterruptible Power Supplies?
Connectors for USB-C and Lightning
USB-C vs. Lightning: What's the Difference?
USB-C vs Micro USB
USB-C vs. Micro USB: What's the Difference?
Logitech webcam on top of a Microsoft Surface Pro running Windows 10.
How to Turn on a Logitech Webcam
ASUS X7-DELUXE Motherboard
How to Update Asus Motherboard BIOS
Charging a laptop via its charging port
How to Make a Laptop Battery Last Longer
A photo of the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 with S Pen visible
How to Use the S Pen With a Galaxy Book Pro 360
motherboard processor in flames
What's a Safe Motherboard Temperature?
Computer Hardware with RGB and red LEDs
What the Red Light on a Motherboard Means
A press photo of the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360
How to Use Galaxy Book Pro 360 in Tablet Mode
Motherboard
How to Check if a Motherboard Is Bad
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How to Use Galaxy Book Pro 360 in Laptop Mode
A woman singing karaoke
How to Copy Karaoke Songs to a USB Drive
HP Laptop at trade show with confused onlooker
How to Reset the Password on an HP Laptop
Motherboard ports close up
Motherboard Ports: What They Are and How They Work
Motherboard closeup
How to Install Motherboard Drivers
A photo of a motherboard fan connector and fan header
Motherboard Fan Connectors: What They Are and How They Work
Ballistic RAM installed in motherboard
Motherboard RAM Slots: What They Are and How to Use Them
Nvidia GTX Graphics card
How Long Do Graphics Cards Last?
Motherboard chipset under a passive heatsink.
Motherboard Drivers: What They Are and How to Identify Them
Checking RAM and motherboard compatibility.
How to Check RAM and Motherboard Compatibility
Holding a motherboard in an open computer case.
How to Choose a Motherboard: 7 Factors to Consider
A woman smiling at her laptop while sitting down
How Long Does a Laptop Battery Last?
Motherboard chipsets
Motherboard Chipset: What It Is and What to Look For
Motherboard
Motherboard Standoffs: What They Are and When You Need One
A webcam on top of a computer
How to Activate Your Webcam
An HP Spectre XT laptop
How to Find HP Laptop Battery Model Number
Computer components
How to Check Computer Specs
Updating Nvidia drivers on a computer.
How to Update Nvidia Drivers
Old computers
How Long Do Computers Last?
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The Next Acer Event 2024: Dates, News, Rumors, and Announcements
A projector connected to a laptop.
How to Connect a Laptop to a Projector
Laptop Keyboard
How to Take a Screenshot on a Dell Laptop
An illustration of a laptop and a tablet with the differences between them listed.
Should You Buy a Tablet or a Laptop?
Dell laptop
How to Factory Reset a Dell Laptop
Top view of woman working on laptop
Are You Really Taking Care of Your Laptop?
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Why Your Computer is So Slow and 16 Ways to Fix It
QLED 8K television from Samsung on display at CES 2020
CES 2022: What to Watch for This Year
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The 10 Best Products from CES 1967 - Present
Adrien Brody and Jodi Sally at HD-DVD booth, CES 2007
The Biggest CES Flops of All Time
CES logo
CES 2025: Dates, News, Announcements, Rumors, and Everything Else to Know
USB-C vs USB 3
USB-C vs. USB 3: What's the Difference?
Photo of a hand with touchpoints and red lines on each finger to simulate a user interface
What Are Haptics and How Do They Work?

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